Peter Stief

Peter Stief (University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark) presented a seminar at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen on January 12, 2023. His research focuses on marine snow dynamics, microbial colonization patterns, and lipidome changes during particle flux to the deep ocean.

His work intersects biogeochemical cycling and microbial ecology, with particular emphasis on carbon sequestration mechanisms in marine environments and diatom-microbe interactions during aggregate descent.

Recent research trends include:

• Deep-sea carbon mineralization
• Diatom lipidome adaptations
• Bacterial colonization of sinking particles